Health and safety penalties “bite”: company’s fine and reparations total almost $180,000

Rangiora Carpets Limited (Rangiora Carpets) has been sentenced to a fine of $157,500, reparation of $20,000 and costs in one of the first reported sentencing decisions under the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (the Act). This decision confirms the significant increase in fines for health and safety offences, which was signalled in the first sentencing decision under the Act. Article written by MinterEllisonRuddWatts.